Just want to tell you a heart warming story in an age when corporate sponsorship, brand image and money seem to dominate the national headlines about football.
My dad and I go Hereford United as often as we can, in total over 70 years between us! My dad has always been a season-ticket holder but because I live away and also study at university at weekends, in the past I have not bought a season ticket.
My dad is disabled having suffered a stroke some years ago, but he has never let that stop him from getting up in the stand to take his seat. During the last season my dad was also diagnosed with cancer and, although he missed some of the early season, by December, with my help, he managed to go back for virtually every home match until the last with Stevenage.
My dad is still ill, so he will need my help next season to get up to his seat, so I wrote to the club for a season ticket, asking them to allocate me the seat next to him. I was really upset to find out that that seat had been allocated to the club sponsors and I wouldn't be able to sit with him. I rang the club to find out more and told them our story. They put me on hold for under five minutes and then said they would move the sponsors so that my dad and I could sit together.
I just think that is a great story from football's grassroots! It seems that after all in some clubs the fans do matter.
I also want to thank everyone at Hereford United for being so caring.
Vicki Morris, Bristol.
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